Universal dispensing holder



Noy. '22, 1938.

J. A. RUMORE UNIVERSAL DISPENS ING HOLDER Filed March 10, 1938 Jo sa /9%. fiwvo/iz,

Patented Nov. 22, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE UNIVERSAL DIS PENSING HOLDER Application March 10,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a holder designed primarily for use in connection with the suspension of bottles, but it is to be understood that a holder, in accordance with this invention, is to be employed for any form of container for which it may be found applicable.

The invention has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder for revolubly suspending a bottle-above its center of gravity, and so formed whereby the bottle will be normally supported in an upright position when the contents thereof are not to be dispensed and capable of being shifted from its normal supported position, at an angle to the perpendicular when a portion or the entire contents of the bottle are to be discharged.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder for the purpose referred to including a pivotally mounted skeleton suspension for the bottle, a skeleton supporting means for the suspension, and with the pivots for the latter being so formed to prevent the spreading of the top of the said means when the suspension is supported on the said means.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder for the purpose referred to including an adjustable, removable, pivotally mounted skeleton suspension means for the bottle, a skeleton supporting means for the suspension and with the pivots for the suspension having parts coacting with parts of the supporting means to prevent the spreading of the top of the supporting means when the suspension is pivotally supported on the latter.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder for the purpose referred to which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, pleasing in appearance, readily assembled, thoroughly efficient in its use, of skeleton form, and inexpensive to manufacture.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a receptacle, bottle or container, having pivots for coaction with suspension means therefor revolubly supported at or above the center of gravity of the receptacle, bottle or container, with the pivots clamped, secured, attached, or integrally formed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pivotally mounted vessel suspended on its pivots at the center of gravity of the vessel.

Embodying the objects aforesaid and to others which may hereinafter appear, the invention con- 1938, Serial No. 195,190

sists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:-

Figure l is a side elevation of a holder, in accordance with this invention, showing the application thereof with respect to a bottle, the latter being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a frontelevation of a holder, in accordance with this invention, showing the application thereof with respect to a bottle, the latter being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the holder, in accordance with this invention and showing the application thereof with respect to a bottle, the latter being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 41 is a section on line 4-4, Figure 1, upon an enlarged scale,

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 2, upon an enlarged scale, and

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6, Figure 1, upon an enlarged scale.

The holder includes a skeleton, adjustable suspension for the bottle 8, and a skeleton support 9 for the suspension 1, the latter depends within and at its upper end is pivotally mounted on the upper end of the support 9.

The suspension 1 includes an upstanding inversely frusto-tapered yoke-shaped bottle suspender 10 having each of its sides ll terminating at the upper end thereof into an outwardly directed downwardly opening substantially semioval shaped extension l2 functioning as a pivot for the suspension 1 and a retainer for one side, to be referred to, of the support 9. The extensions l2 are disposed in opposite directions. The suspension 1 includes a horizontally disposed adjustable split annulus l3 arranged within the upper portion of the suspender l0 and which is welded or otherwise secured at diametrically opposed points thereof, as at l4, I5 to the upper portion of the inner faces of the said sides I l. The ends l6, formed by splitting the annulus (3 have integral therewith outwardly directed, laterally disposed, parallel split loops or eyes I! in which is mounted an adjustable clamp device l8 employed for the purpose of clamping the annulus l3 to and in circumferential relation with respect to the body portion IQ of the bottle 8. The device includes a headed threaded bolt 20 carrying a clamping nut 2! of the wing type. The annulus l3 may be adjusted to encompass difierent diameters of bottle bodies and after being adjusted, it is clamped to the bottle body by the device l8. When the body portion !9 of the bottle 8 is mounted in the suspension, the bottom of the body portion [9 seats on the bottom 22 of the suspender Hi. When the bottle is supported by the suspension, the bottom 22 of suspender I0, is disposed diametrically of the bottom of the bottle. The suspension is of such height, that when suspending the bottle, the latter will be suspended above its center of gravity. The suspender l0 and annulus l3 are formed from rod-like metallic material of the desired gauge and of circular cross section.

The support 9 is formed from a single length of bar-like material of a desired gauge and of circular cross section. The ends of the bar are suitably secured together. The support 9 includes a pair of parallel, spaced, upstanding skeleton sides 23 substantially of frusto-triangular contour, closed at their upper ends and open at their lower ends. The top 24 of each of said sides 23 is formed centrally thereof with a depending U-shaped part 25 which forms a hanger for the suspension 1 and a seat for the pivots provided by the extensions l2. The outer portions of the extensions 12 coact with the bottom portions of the parts 25 to prevent the spreading of the upper ends of the sides 23 of the support 9 when the holder is revolubly supporting the bottle 8 or when the latter is disposed at an angle to the perpendicular. The lower ends of the sides 23 are connected together by spaced parallel cross parts 25 which form the bottom of support 9.

One of the sides of support 9 may have secured therewith a plate for receiving advertising matter or other indicia and one of such sides is shown as being provided with such plate. The latter is indicated at 2! and the indicia on the plate at 23. The plate is curled around, as at 29 the upstanding oppositely inwardly inclined parts of the bar which form elements of that side of the support 9 to which the plate is attached. The plate is positioned in spaced relation with respect to the upper and lower ends of that side of the support to which it is attached.

- The points of mergence of the cross parts 26 with the sides 23 are rounded, as indicated at 30.

What I claim is:

In a holder'for the purpose set forth, an open top support including a pair of skeleton tapered sides of like form closed at their tops and open at their bottoms, each side being formed centrally of its top with a depending vertically disposed U-shaped part forming a combined hanger and seat, an upstanding yoke-shaped suspender for receiving and sustaining a container from the bottom of the latter, said suspender depending into said support and being formed at the upper end of its sides with oppositely disposed laterally directed upstanding downwardly opening substantially semi-oval shaped extensions forming pivots passing through, seating on and depending from the lower ends of said parts for removably and revolubly supporting the suspender relative to and in suspended relation with respect to the open top of said support, an adjustable horizontally disposed annulus for encompassing the container integral at diametrically opposed points with the inner face of the sides of the suspender, and said extensions and parts having coacting portions for coupling the suspender to said sides and to prevent the open top of the support spreading.

JOSEPH A. RUMORE. 

